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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Personnel Information Technology Personnel Information Technology infrastructure<00:18:58.760>
  • <00:32:29.919> primarily um these funds distribute primarily um these funds distribute primarily
  • which then moves and the technology which then moves forward<00:47:32.480> to<00:47:32.720>
  • ready in five six years the technology ready in five six years going<00:48:10.359> forward<00
  • <00:48:26.160> and that Innovation and Technologies and that Innovation and Technologies and
Keywords: 1183, house
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • technology in government, and AI as well.
  • Rob Lloyd, who is the chief technology officer and director of information technology with the City of
  • And technology has the job of creating that pool.
  • He is the state chief technology officer for Washington Technology Solutions, which we fondly call WATech
  • I am the state's chief technology officer.
Summary: The committee held a work session focused on technology in government, AI, broadband, and digital equity. Seattle CTO Rob Lloyd described the city’s AI strategy, emphasizing responsible use, privacy, security, community input, and data strategy. He said Seattle is using small pilots and partnerships to test AI for tasks such as public records processing, infrastructure inspection, and permitting, while keeping humans as the final decision-makers. Members asked about bias, liability, training on best practices, labor involvement, and public records; Lloyd said AI should remain an assistant tool, not a replacement for human judgment, and that Seattle is still testing solutions for records requests and permitting. WATech CTO Nick Stow and Deputy Director Mark Quimby discussed the state’s broader AI policy, the generative AI executive order, a sandbox with more than 15 agencies, and use cases including a resident portal, cybersecurity, and wildfire detection. They stressed consent, closed systems, human-centered design, and the need to govern all forms of AI, not just generative AI. Committee members raised concerns about federal data access, labor issues, and wildfire detection effectiveness. Spokane County IT staff described a more restrictive approach to AI, citing privacy, bias, and cyber risks. The county standardized on Microsoft Copilot as its only approved chat-style AI tool, blocked other AI chat platforms, and requires human review of all AI-generated content. They said AI is also being used by criminals for phishing and deepfakes, underscoring the need for strong policy and security controls. The committee also received an update from the Attorney General’s AI Task Force. Yuki Ishizuka said the task force has 19 members and eight subcommittees covering ethics, consumer protection, labor, health care, public safety, education, government efficiency, cybersecurity, and industry/energy. The task force is working toward an interim report due December 1, 2025 and a final report due July 1, 2026, and is reviewing recommendations through public forums and advisory committees. Ishizuka warned that a federal budget reconciliation provision could bar states from enforcing AI regulations for 10 years, and several members voiced support for state authority and asked about possible 2026 legislation. The committee then heard updates on broadband and digital equity. Commerce’s Dave Pringle said the BEAD broadband program is being reshaped by new NTIA guidance, which removed or reduced emphasis on several prior priorities, and Washington is now working under an expedited process to submit its state application by September 4. He noted that no projects have been built yet, that four counties did not receive applications in round two, and that the state is trying to keep applicants engaged through office hours and a shortened review window. The Office of Equity and the Digital Equity Forum reported increased participation, new members, and ongoing outreach to tribal, rural, and underserved communities, while previewing recommendations such as creating an interdepartmental digital equity team and improving data use. Finally, Lumen’s Robert Thoms described private-sector broadband deployment challenges, including permitting, regulation, and the economics of extending fiber, while noting continued investment in overbuild projects, a $30 low-cost service option tied to the former ACP, and work with the state, tribes, and libraries. No votes were taken; the meeting consisted of presentations and member questions.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yeah, I don't have any breakdown of the distribution by district, but Title I is primarily for schools
  • That's just based on the historical distribution of Proposition 98 funding.
  • Updating and replacing technology, potentially updating facilities for things like better ventilation
  • It will just be distributed on a per-pupil basis. Okay, yeah. I just want to clarify that.
  • School districts, however, have their meters distributed across.
Keywords: 988, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Oct 1st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • They will lose almost 40% of that distribution if we don't act today.
  • Someone gave dollars to our accounts, our accounts grew, and now we're re-distributing them. distributing
  • Speaker and a lady, you didn't include fiscal year 26 and 27 in any of these distributions? Mr.
  • So in this changed federal environment, how much is new technology? How much is it new people?
  • Take the bus, walk, drive, or otherwise get to the distribution site.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • These savings also allow us to benefit our patients with technology savings and efficiency by launching
  • And to see the box and helping with patient compliance and medication adherence is innovative technology
  • My name is Kelly Memphis, and I'm speaking on behalf of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, HDA, to
  • I'm speaking on behalf of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, HDA, to share some concerns with the
  • So what we need to do is change that distribution in order to make sure that community pharmacies are
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a lengthy hearing on a large docket of pharmacy and drug-pricing bills, with most testimony focused on PBM reform, 340B drug discount program protections, specialty medication access, and medication adherence. Chair James Murphy and Senator Paul Feeney opened the hearing and took testimony from legislators, patient advocates, pharmacists, health center leaders, industry representatives, and policy groups. Several speakers described delays, denials, high out-of-pocket costs, and pharmacy closures tied to PBM practices, while others emphasized the importance of community health centers and independent pharmacies in serving patients. On the 340B program, supporters including Senator Eldridge, Senator Payano, Community Care Cooperative, Fenway Health, the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, and several community health center leaders argued that bills such as H. 1107 and S. 819 would stop discriminatory PBM and manufacturer practices, preserve contract pharmacy access, and protect safety-net providers that say they reinvest savings into care, pharmacy expansion, interpreter services, behavioral health, and other services. Opponents including PhRMA, the Community Liver Alliance, and a public policy analyst argued the program lacks transparency and accountability, has grown beyond its original purpose, and may benefit large hospitals and for-profit entities more than low-income patients. They urged more reporting and oversight rather than expanding protections. On PBM reform, testimony supported bills including H. 1157, H. 1234, S. 724, S. 831, and related measures that would require rebate pass-through, ban spread pricing, limit steering to PBM-owned pharmacies, and improve reimbursement for community pharmacies. Independent pharmacists and patients said current PBM practices raise costs, create administrative burdens, and threaten access to local pharmacies. PCMA, representing PBMs, opposed the reforms, arguing PBMs lower costs, that plan sponsors choose to contract with them, and that the Health Policy Commission and CHIA should complete their ongoing study before new mandates are adopted. The committee also heard support for H. 1322 and S. 734 on specialty medications, and for H. 781 and H. 1305 on medication synchronization to improve adherence. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • about personal dignity, privacy, and control in an era where digital manipulation and unauthorized distribution
  • c> where digital manipulation and where digital manipulation and unauthorized<00:01:36.799> distribution
  • <00:01:37.320> of<00:01:37.720> of<00:01:38.079> images unauthorized distribution
  • of of images unauthorized distribution of of images are<00:01:38.680> increasingly<00:01:39.320
  • <00:07:50.720> illegal production and distribution illegal production and distribution illegal
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and considered four bills. Senate Bill 7, sponsored by Sen. Bledsoe, would create a Right of Publicity Act to prohibit unauthorized commercial use of a person’s unclothed likeness, including for living and deceased individuals, while carving out exemptions for artistic and news-related uses. Bledsoe said the bill is intended to address privacy, dignity, and AI-generated image misuse, and noted she may offer a floor amendment to address concerns from broadband and internet providers. Sen. Thomas supported the bill but questioned the 10-year duration, and Bledsoe said that timeframe was somewhat arbitrary. The committee voted 8-0 to pass SB 7 with favorable expression to the floor. Senate Bill 130, presented by Sen. Maiden, addressed gift card scams and theft of redemption information. A committee substitute was adopted, and Maiden described the bill as a response to organized retail crime, citing major gift card scams in Louisville and Lexington and explaining how tampered cards are returned to shelves and later drained after purchase. He said the substitute would create clear criminal penalties, make gift card tampering a felony, and add gift card fraud to the credit card fraud statute. Members shared personal experiences with compromised gift cards, and the committee approved SB 130 8-0 with favorable expression. Senate Bill 244, a reorganization cleanup bill presented by Sen. Howell and Attorney General’s office counsel Will Schroer, would complete name and structural changes following the transfer of Administrative Hearings and Child Support from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Attorney General’s office and align the bill with prior data privacy legislation. The committee voted 9-0 to send SB 244 to the floor with favorable expression. Senate Bill 236, sponsored by Sen. Smith, drew extended discussion about a veteran’s case involving an old misdemeanor/DUI matter and a later warrant or failure-to-appear issue. The witness described being arrested years later despite having rebuilt her life, and senators debated whether the bill’s proposed time limit could create loopholes or affect court procedures; members emphasized that the underlying charge would remain and that the bill was aimed at unserved failure-to-appear warrants. The committee ultimately voted to advance SB 236 with favorable expression, with several members explaining their support while noting concerns about possible future language changes.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Health and Mental Health Apr 30th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Health and Mental Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • I do have a substitute ending in 0.06C, and it's been distributed. I move for its adoption.
  • It's been distributed. I move for its adoption.
  • It's been distributed. I move for its adoption. Any discussion on the substitute? Mm-hmm. Yeah.
  • It's been distributed. I move for its adoption. Any discussion on the substitute?
  • I asked Representative Harbison to add a little bit more on the assistive technology, the augmentative
Keywords: 959, house, all
Summary: The Committee on Health and Mental Health met in executive session with a quorum present and considered several measures. Senate Bill 878, Senator Fitzwater’s pharmacy-related bill, was amended with a committee substitute that incorporated language previously seen on pseudoephedrine and 340B issues, along with Senate floor language on ivermectin. One member expressed concern about making hydroxychloroquine available over the counter and about pharmacists effectively prescribing Class II devices such as CPAP machines, but the committee adopted the substitute and then voted the bill do pass by 13 ayes and 2 noes. The committee next took up House Bill 3457, Representative Burns’s medically complex patients bill. A substitute was adopted that narrowed the definition of “medically complex patient,” changed one provision from “shall” to “may,” and required primary care physician approval of a care plan before it could be entered into the alert system. The substitute and the bill both received unanimous approval, 15 ayes and 0 noes. The committee also approved two resolutions. House Resolution 538, Representative Harbison’s ALS Awareness resolution, was amended to add encouragement for assistive technology and augmentative/alternative communication, then passed 15-0. House Resolution 4661, also by Representative Harbison and focused on chronic kidney disease, was then voted do pass unanimously, 15-0. After brief closing remarks, the committee adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/19/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We must modernize both our technology and the connections between our divisions.
  • Looking ahead, making these strong back-end guardrails a reality requires not only modernized technology
  • We must modernize both our technology and the connections between our divisions.
  • Looking ahead, making these strong back-end guardrails a reality requires not only modernized technology
  • To date, how much TIP funding has Access received from CMS, and how much of that has not been distributed
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services held another oversight hearing on Access, focusing on fee-for-service behavioral health management, prior authorization and claims processing, the Targeted Investment Program (TIP), and network adequacy. The chair and other members criticized Access for repeated transparency failures, including missing records related to the Covered Behavioral Health Services Guide, lack of public comment, unanswered questions about ARPA compliance, and concerns about ghost networks and delayed payments to providers, especially in Native communities and rural areas. Interim Director Roberta Harrison said Access had improved fraud controls after the sober living scheme crisis and acknowledged the need for modernization. She reported faster prior authorization processing, fewer denial codes, real-time dashboards, additional staffing, and claims processing under 30 days. She also said the agency wants more fraud referrals and is working to strengthen internal systems and communication. On the TIP program, Access officials explained that payments are delayed because of complex data validation and allocation across many provider sites; they said year one of TIP 2.0 was paid, but years two and three had not yet been distributed. The committee requested a formal plan within 30 days for paying the estimated $122 million in delayed TIP funds and asked for CMS-related documentation. Committee members also questioned Access about a direct contract with Constellation for claims processing, noting language in the proposal suggesting higher ROI from denying more claims; Access said that language was not part of the contract scope and was verbally rejected. On network adequacy, officials described time-and-distance standards, annual MCO reports, and internal review processes, but could not immediately confirm whether a fiscal year 2025 report had been submitted to CMS or whether any corrective action plans had been imposed. The chair concluded that Access’s improvements appeared to be driven by legislative pressure, said the committee would review the information received, and announced that Access would be sent detailed monthly reporting directions before the hearing adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Transportation Dec 9th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • In addition, automobiles include crash-avoidance technologies, some as basic as mirrors and lighting,
  • and other more sophisticated technologies such as advanced driver assistance systems.
  • With convenient access to the I-4 corridor and its major distribution centers, with over 550 million
  • So our plan actually is to reduce the size of our cruise terminals because now technology does a lot,
  • Florida's geospatial programs rely on several core technologies.
Summary: The Transportation Committee heard SB 356 by Senator Wright, which would create an opt-in framework allowing counties and municipalities to designate certain roads for utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs) under local conditions, including driver licensing, insurance, and speed-limit restrictions below 55 mph. Senator Wright said the bill would give law enforcement clearer authority and mirror the local-option approach used for golf carts. Supporters included a retired Volusia County sheriff and county commissioner, who argued UTVs are safer than golf carts and are already being used on roads, while opponents from the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association and Honda warned that UTVs are designed for off-road use, lack federal safety standards, and pose crash and tire-blowout risks on public roads. Several senators raised safety concerns, especially about speed and crash severity, but the committee ultimately voted to report SB 356 favorably. The committee then held a lengthy discussion on seaport infrastructure and funding, beginning with a moment of silence for JaxPort COO and former FDOT employee James Bennett. FDOT presented data showing Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports generate major cargo volume, jobs, and economic impact, and described state funding programs such as FSTED, SPI, and the construction aggregate grant program. Port representatives from Port Everglades, PortMiami, Port Tampa Bay, and the Port of Palm Beach described record cargo and cruise activity, major capital projects, and the need for continued state and federal support for dredging, bulkheads, cranes, rail, and terminal expansion. Senators asked about ROI, trade shifts, intermodal connections, fuel and LNG availability, leverage and reserves, and operational risks such as flooding, sea level rise, and channel depth; port officials emphasized resiliency, private partnerships, and long-term master planning. The committee also confirmed appointees to the Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority and the Tampa Port Authority in one vote, with no objection. Finally, FDOT presented the statewide mapping programs work group report required by SB 1662, explaining that coordinated statewide use of LiDAR and aerial imagery could reduce duplication, improve emergency management and planning, and support insurance and storm-damage assessment. FDOT recommended a formal statewide coordination program, shared procurement and cost-sharing agreements, dedicated staffing, and statutory updates to Chapter 334 to support interagency agreements and recurring funding.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture Feb 4th, 2025

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we think that ultimately CRISPR technology has the ability to take what we do in conventional breeding
  • California is actually deploying that technology where they don't have the type of incidence of psyllid
  • Our progress in our programs is captured in this dashboard, which is distributed weekly to the industry
  • weekly to the industry This dashboard, which is distributed weekly to the industry and posted on our
  • districts did have issues regarding document retention, whether through turnover, through changes in technology
Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture heard an update on the Florida citrus industry from Matt Joyner of Florida Citrus Mutual and Shannon Shepp of the Department of Citrus. Both described the industry’s steep decline over the past two decades due to citrus greening (HLB), hurricanes, freezes, and aging groves, but emphasized ongoing recovery efforts through research, replanting, and new therapies. They highlighted promising tools such as plant growth regulators, protective screens and covers, direct oxytetracycline application, CRISPR-based breeding, and the CRAFT program, which has expanded to more than 10,000 acres of solid-set plantings and over 20,000 acres including resets. Members discussed disaster relief, property tax pressures, grower participation, and the need for assessment relief and other state support. No votes were taken on the citrus presentation. Shepp also outlined the Department of Citrus’s marketing and research role, noting strong consumer demand for Florida orange juice, global advertising efforts, and clinical research tied to health messaging. She said the industry remains a major economic contributor, with thousands of jobs and billions in economic impact, and that the department is working to maintain demand while growers replant and reset groves. Senators asked about the CRAFT program, new grower participation, and how advertising and state policy could help sustain the industry. The committee then received a performance review of the Opa-locka Soil and Water Conservation Districts from David Jahossky of Malden and Jenkins. The review found wide variation among the 49 districts studied, with many lacking recurring revenue, staffing, proper meeting notices, records retention, formal performance goals, and timely financial reports. The report identified nearly 400 recommendations and noted that some districts had already dissolved or were considering dissolution. Senators questioned whether the districts were duplicative of other agencies and whether they still served a useful purpose; the presenter said there was overlap and collaboration but no duplication. A public commenter from Jefferson County argued that local boards still provide trusted, community-based support for producers and help connect them to cost-share and best management practice programs. The chair indicated the review would inform possible legislation to improve or restructure the districts, and the committee adjourned without taking a vote.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Election Law (01/21/2025)

Election Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:12:57.440> to<00:12:57.639> all manual uh which we distribute to all manual uh
  • which means that an scan technology which means that an image<00:16:25.920> of<00:16:26.120><
  • And the accessible voting systems is a result of today's technology.
  • So should absentee ballots be required to be counted before they are distributed to voters?
  • <02:38:59.960> um issue position so I have distributed um issue position so I have distributed
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Geothermal technology is not new, but the use of it at scale to help us transition our building sector
  • Geothermal technology is not new, but the use of it at scale to help us transition our building sector
  • Geothermal technology is not new, but the use of it at scale to help us transition our building sector
  • We are an energy technology company focusing on Good afternoon, Chair Acomb and Chair Swedzinski, and
  • We are an energy technology company focusing on Good afternoon. My name is Willie Miley.
Keywords: 1183, house
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Technology upgrade. Everything has been working for the last three years.
  • This would help us build out the technology we need and would give us the ability to hit social media
  • We have developed technology that. ...into crypto exchange. You probably have seen those.
  • We have technology now through body cameras and through the review of all of their reports.
  • I think a lot of what agencies are finding is technology issues, working with their vendors.
Summary: The committee heard budget presentations from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the clerks of court. FDLE outlined 28 legislative budget requests for fiscal year 2026-27, including funding for a new Fort Myers regional operations center lease, technology and data system upgrades, moving several programs off uncertain federal grants, expanding the wellness office, cryptocurrency seizure efforts, cybersecurity, forensic equipment, digital forensics, criminal history modernization, training, and the SAFE fentanyl enforcement program. Members asked about the reported 79% increase in officer misconduct cases, the role of body cameras and masking, public records request burdens on local agencies, and the status of Fibers and the Uniform Arrest Affidavit systems. FDLE said the misconduct data covers all sworn officers and corrections personnel, that many cases would not be affected by body cameras because they involve off-duty conduct or internal matters, and that it is working with agencies and vendors to improve participation in reporting systems. DJJ Secretary Matt Walsh updated the committee on the Florida Scholars Academy, describing the new unified education system across 39 residential facilities. He reported first-year enrollment, course completions, graduations, and compliance results, and said the program now provides in-person and blended instruction, individualized support, mental health services, and career and technical education. He also discussed staffing shortages in some detention facilities, the need for more residential beds, and the importance of recognizing and supporting staff. In response to questions, he explained how the program addresses students with disabilities and behavioral needs through one-on-one instruction, paraprofessionals, and immediate mental health support. The clerks of court presented a budget request centered on funding shortfalls and rising costs. Clerk and Comptroller Stacey Butterfield said clerks are operating with outdated funding levels despite increased statutory duties, higher postage and staffing costs, and growing workloads in priority case types such as injunctions for protection and other high-risk matters. The clerks requested $22 million in direct appropriations, including support for due process costs, jury management, and staffing for 37 new judges approved last session. Members also asked about Senate Bill 532, which Butterfield described as a CPI-based measure to update court fines and fees that have remained unchanged since 2008. The committee took no votes on the presentations and adjourned after discussion.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Mar 10th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • What’s the underlying technology? It’s that blockchain technology that we— What do we call them?
  • What’s the underlying technology? It’s that blockchain technology that we— Okay.
  • The Bitcoin network uses a blockchain technology.
  • What’s an underlying technology? It’s that blockchain technology that we use. Okay.
  • What’s an underlying technology? It’s that blockchain technology that we use. Okay.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicle technology is improving, but there still remain large gaps in
  • Both Massachusetts investments in our electric utility and infrastructure and vehicle technologies are
  • We need a more equitable solution and distribution of labor.
  • Along the same lines, I'm curious about the use of technology. Could you speak to that?
  • Technology can definitely be utilized more, not only with interpreters but with everything else.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on several bills. Senator Mike Moore supported S. 2185, which would delay implementation of the heavy-duty omnibus/advanced clean truck requirements while requiring the Commonwealth to purchase or lease electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles starting in 2025; he argued the delay is needed because infrastructure, grid capacity, vehicle availability, and costs are not yet ready. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2156/H. 3318, which would require free menstrual products in public buildings, with advocates and students describing period poverty and the need to treat menstrual products like other basic restroom supplies. Senator John Keenan testified for S. 2158, a bill to let municipal light plants protect proprietary and competitively sensitive information from public disclosure while keeping board meetings and minutes open, saying it would help level the playing field against larger competitors. A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 2125/H. 3384, the language access and inclusion bill. Testimony from the AAPI Commission, Mass Speaks coalition members, Mass Appleseed, MLRI, ATASK, MAPC, the Boston Bar Association, Mass Advocates for Children, and others described barriers faced by limited-English-proficient residents in accessing MassHealth, DCF, courts, domestic violence services, schools, and other state services. Witnesses cited untranslated documents, inadequate interpretation, delays, and the burden placed on bilingual staff and children; several also pointed to recent federal moves toward English-only policy as making state action more urgent. Committee members asked questions about implementation, interpreter availability, and the role of technology and remote participation, and the chair noted the bill had been reported favorably in a prior session and intended to be again. The committee also heard testimony on time-zone legislation. Dr. Karin Johnson, representing sleep medicine interests, supported H. 3405 for permanent standard time and opposed S. 2157 for permanent daylight saving time, arguing that standard time better aligns with circadian rhythms and health, while permanent daylight saving time would worsen morning darkness and sleep disruption. Members questioned the strength of the scientific evidence and discussed school start times, geography, and whether Massachusetts should align with neighboring states. No votes were taken during the hearing, and testimony continued on additional bills as the session progressed.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/19/2026)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • And technologies.
  • 20.160> study<01:11:20.560> So, distributed energy resources study So, distributed energy
  • that led the the value of distributed that led the the value of distributed energy<01:11:53.840>
  • Also, there's the distribution charges.
  • has talked about the high distribution has talked about the high distribution charges<01:48:30.680
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • We risk ceding our economic and technological dominance to China.
  • Lead service line inventories and replacement, improvement of distribution systems, and installation
  • You've got to balance that investment against investments in distribution systems and water treatment
  • And do any of you have a sense of the state of the technology?
  • Virginia is the leakage and I'm sure that's from ancient and old, or not ancient, but very old technologies
Summary: The meeting primarily focused on discussions surrounding the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and its implications for local water systems. Various witnesses highlighted the transformative impact of the bipartisan infrastructure law, which has provided an unprecedented amount of funding to help address long-standing issues in drinking water infrastructure, particularly concerning lead service line replacements and sustainability in water management. The discussions emphasized the urgent need for federal reauthorization to continue supporting these initiatives, as many rural and disadvantaged communities still face substantial barriers in upgrading their water systems. Additionally, cybersecurity risks were noted, raising concerns over the vulnerability of water systems across the nation.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill eliminates the state lottery fund distribution to the Arizona Competes Fund.
  • And, you know, under the provisions number two it says that it continues to declare science, technology
  • , engineering, mathematics, and workforce... ...It continues to declare science, technology, engineering
  • party from attempting to enter into a contract with a state agency for electronic or information technology
  • party from attempting to enter into a contract with a state agency for electronic or information technology
Keywords: 1182, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 20th, 2025

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • That will enhance our educational technology infrastructure.
  • The bill transfers the functions related to broadband access and technology.
  • Technology Infrastructure Fund.
  • Who controls the money and how is it distributed? Mr. Chair and Representative Duncan.
  • That is a long time, and technology has changed significantly.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Session (05/22/2025)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:36:51.760> emergency schools procure and distribute emergency schools procure and distribute
  • <01:39:20.480> of procurement and distribution of procurement and distribution of epinephrine
  • But we've had surprising turn of events in technology as well.
  • But we've had surprising turn of events in technology as well.
  • But we've had surprising turn of events in technology as well.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all